Authors

• Aliasgar soltani ¹
• Bentolhoda Banaie ²

¹ Assistant Professor at Baqerul-ulum University (AS);

² Master of Science in Advertising and Cultural Relations at Bagherol-ulum University;

Abstract

    A Semiotic Analysis of Religious Elements   in 'Signs' by Shyamalan       Seyed Ali Asghar Soltani [1]   Bentolhoda Banaee [2]       Received: 2011/05/22   Accepted: 2013/02/16       Abstract   Using sings to express thoughts and inculcate opinions in an audience is as old as man himself. Signs make indirect representation of meaning possible through signifying implicated meanings, which result in an enduring stabilization of meaning in the mind of audience. Having knowledge of such mechanisms can help media agencies to convey religious messages in a more appealing, influential and deeper way to their audience. Signs have various layers of meanings; thus to penetrate into these layers, to discover the meaning implications, and to study their role in the representation of religious elements in the realm of cinema, this research studies the film "Signs" written and directed by Shyamalan. The findings show that a great amount of signs in this film implicate religious meanings.     Keywords: representation, religious elements, semiotic analysis, signs                 [1] . Associate Professor; Baqir al-Olum University. aasultani@yahoo.com   [2] . MA; Baqir al-Olum University. b_banaie@yahoo.com

Keywords

• Representation
• religious elements
• semiotic analysis
• signs